Ironing board



June 25, 1935. J. E. DOYLE 2,006,014

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Patented June 25, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE IRONING BOARD Joseph E. Doyle, Clarks Summit, Pa.

Application March 15, 1934, Serial No. 715,753

2 Claims.' (Cl. 24-87) 'I'his invention relates to ironing boards and has special reference to means for holding the cover in place upon the board, the object being to provide a light, simple and inexpensive fastening which may be very quickly applied to or released from the cover and which will operate eiciently to hold the cover` taut upon the board so that a smooth ironing surface will be attained. The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing and will be hereinafter fully described, the novel features being particularly defined in the appended claims.

In the drawing, l

Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of an ironing board having the invention applied thereto.

Figure 2 is an enlarged transverse section on the line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view of one of the fastenings.

'I'he board l may be of any approved form and dimensions and the usual textile cover 2 is applied thereto so as to extend over the entire upper ironing surface of the board and be folded under the ends and side edges thereof, as will be readily understood upon reference to Figures 1 and 2. In carrying out the present invention, there is provided a number of fastening devices, eachrof which consists of a pair of' pins 4 or staples 3 connected by a contractile coil spring 4. It will be noted that each pin or staple consists of a strand of wire or light rod which is doubled upon itself at its center to form an eye or loop 5 in which the end of the retaining spring is engaged, and immediately adjacent the eye or loop the branches of the strand are .twisted about each other, as shown at 6, whereby the eye or loop will be held closed at all times. From the twist 6 the branches diverge on straight lines and terminate in claws or tapered point-s 1 which are adapted to penetrate the cover of the ironing board, as shown clearly in Figure 2.

In applying the device to the ironing board, the points, spurs, or claws 1 of one retaining pin are engaged in the cover of the board on the underside of the board and adjacent the edge thereof and the connected retainer is engaged likewise in the cover adjacent the opposite edge of the board, the spring 4 being thereby put under tension so that it will tend to draw 5 the fasteners toward each other and thereby retain them in engagement with the cover and also hold the cover in its taut smooth condition over the upper surface of the board. It will be noted, upon reference to the drawing, that I have 10 provided three of the fastening devices arranged transversely of the board and a larger similar fastening device arranged longitudinally of the board, the spurs or cloth-engaging points of the longitudinal fastening being engaged in the folds of the c'over adjacent the ends of the board so that the entire cover is held close upon the board. The fastening may be very quickly and easily applied to the board and is obviously simple and inexpensive in construction so that it is not apt to get out of order. It is inconsequential in weight so that it will not add to the dead weight of the board and will not interfere in any way with the handling of the board which may be supported upon a suitable stand or other device in the customary manner.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. A fastening for ironing board covers consisting of a pair of cover-engaging members and a contractile spring attached to and extending between said members, each of said members having an eye to be engaged by an end of the spring, and diverging side members extending from the eye and terminating in cover-engaging spurs.

2. A fastening for ironing board'covers consisting of a pair of cover-engaging members, and a contractile spring engaged with and extending between said members, each of said members having an eye to be engaged by an end of the 40 spring and having its side portions twisted together to close the eye and diverging from the twist and terminating in cover-engaging spurs.

JOSEPH E. Dom. 

